The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department, Ranchi, while responding to an RTI application filed by an individual has revealed that the Government has collected Rupees 1,07,02,47,136/- towards late fee on delay in filing GSTR 3B and other GST Returns in the last two years (01.04.2019 to 30.04.2019).
However, the information regarding the number of late fees collected from 2017 to 2019 has not been provided stating that data is not available.
It may be noted here that Mr. Pallav Parashar had filed an application under the RTI Act, 2005 wherein he had desired the information relating to the amount of late fee collected by the Govt. on GSTR 3B and other GST returns for the period starting from 01.07.2017 to 30.04.2021.
Responding to the application, the CGST & Central Excise Ranchi Commissionerate provided the following information. “Late Fee Collected by the Govt. on GSTR 3B and other GST returns for the period starting from 01.07.2017 to 30.04.2021 — 01.07.2017 to 31.03.2019 – Data not as available. However, details were given for the period 01.04.2019 to 30.04.2021 as Rs. 1,07,02,47,136/-.“
The application also requested for information regarding the amount of tax and penalty collected by the Govt. under Section 16(4) of the CGST Act for the period from 01.07.2017 to 30.04.2021 in regard to which, the department responded that such data is not available with them.
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